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The Elusive State of Stability

The container shipping industry lives somewhere in the tri-state area of Chaos, Flux, and Transition. While everyone would rather live...

Rocky Road Ahead as Optimism Evaporates

What a change eight months can make. At the beginning of the year, carriers and big consulting houses projected a bumper year all round...

The Trade War is Real and it Hurts

There is nothing good about a trade war. It is a vicious circle of retaliation where there are no winners, only losers. President Trump...

Impact on Container Trade of New U.S. Tariffs on Imported Metals

Do the new US steel and aluminum import tariffs threaten the baseline forecasts of US import container volumes this year? That question...

The Threat of a Trade War

Fixation on the negative balance of payments in trade has created a clear and present threat to global trade. What started out as an...

2018: A Good Year for European Ports

The North European economies continue their strong growth as consumer confidence remains solid. The latest Purchasing Manager’s Index...

Change is in the Air

The North America edition of the Global Port Tracker has a couple of new additions to its format. We have added an overview page that...

Headlong Rush to Growth

Our models suggest that North Europe will have had an annual growth rate of nearly two per cent for imports while exports grow nearly...

The Large Vessel Conundrum

Going into 2018 the container shipping industry faces a fundamental problem: too many large vessels. The carriers have invested heavily...

Trade Policy Change Implications for U.S. Container Trades

As the U.S. shifts its international trade policy preferences towards bilateral agreements and away from multi-lateral agreements, there...

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